SCS Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $937,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 2nd quarter worth $692,074,000. Sandro Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth $214,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth $1,958,000. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new position in Synopsys in the second quarter worth $854,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the second quarter valued at about $422,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on SNPS shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler raised Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $565.06.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A discounted-cash-flow analysis suggests Synopsys may be undervalued by approximately 26%, offering potential upside if the company converts strong AI and semiconductor-design demand into sustained cash-flow growth. Synopsys Stock May Be Cheap As Shares Fell 33%
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators point to 42% revenue growth, raised guidance and Synopsys’ completed $35 billion acquisition as catalysts that could eventually support a recovery toward substantially higher price levels. These forecasts are speculative and depend on successful integration and continued AI-silicon spending. Prediction: Synopsys Will Hit $650 on This Date

Synopsys Stock Performance

SNPS opened at $421.50 on Monday. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $366.00 and a one year high of $626.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $425.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $442.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 97.57, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.67 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) used to design, verify and manufacture integrated circuits and complex systems-on-chip (SoCs). Its product portfolio spans tools and technologies for front‑end design and synthesis, simulation and verification, physical implementation and signoff, and design-for-manufacturability, enabling chip designers to move from architecture through tape‑out.

In addition to core EDA offerings, Synopsys supplies a broad set of semiconductor IP building blocks — such as interface, memory and analog/mixed-signal cores — that customers integrate into SoCs to accelerate development.